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Len Gillis

Len Gillis

Graduating from the Journalism program at Canadore College in the 1970s, Gillis has spent most of his career reporting on news events across Northern Ontario with several radio, television and newspaper companies. He also spent time as a hardrock miner.

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Recent Work by Len

Obstetrics the canary in the coal mine of failing Northern health care

Obstetrics the canary in the coal mine of failing Northern health care

Two decades ago 20 of the North’s 35 hospitals delivered babies; today, only nine do. At an Ontario Medical Association press conference today, Northern Ontario doctors describe health care that is in jeopardy at every level — ‘the whole system is falling apart’
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Northern Ontario's largest hockey tourney kicks off this weekend

Northern Ontario's largest hockey tourney kicks off this weekend

The Silver Stick hockey tournament is a multi-day event taking place over two separate weekends
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Nairn Centre townships sign letter formally oppose niobium shipments

Nairn Centre townships sign letter formally oppose niobium shipments

Petition and letter of protest being sent to Premier Doug Ford opposing the provincial plan to ship naturally occurring radioactive materials  
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Lower breast screening age will save lives, northeast’s imaging lead says

Lower breast screening age will save lives, northeast’s imaging lead says

Dr. Supriya Kulkarni says Ontario’s move to lower the age of self-referrals for breast cancer screening will catch more cancers and save more lives
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Northern Ontario study to examine financial impact on patients

Northern Ontario study to examine financial impact on patients

Health Sciences North Research Institute will examine the health impact of day-to-day, out-of-pocket costs for cancer patients
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Lack of consultation sparks worry over niobium tailings shipments

Lack of consultation sparks worry over niobium tailings shipments

Meeting was held to discuss plans to truck niobium tailings and backfill is met with anxiety and concern over the lack of public consultation, including from two local First Nation chiefs who said their communities were not consulted
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How a wildcat mine walkout in Elliot Lake led to better health and safety

How a wildcat mine walkout in Elliot Lake led to better health and safety

In 1974, unionized miners in Elliot Lake walked off the job en masse to bring attention to unsafe working conditions in uranium mining in the community, a move that eventually led to the creation of Ontario’s landmark health and safety laws
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Inquest hears about phone failure during negotiations with suicidal man

Inquest hears about phone failure during negotiations with suicidal man

Inquest into a 2018 police standoff in Garson probes whether a dying phone battery contributed to the suicide of a man who had been talking with crisis negotiators for several hours
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Nurses union says consumption site announcement a ‘death sentence’

Nurses union says consumption site announcement a ‘death sentence’

Dr. Doris Grinspun, who heads up the Registered Nurses Association, said Ontario government is only making things worse for people with addictions
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Nairn residents demand halt to radioactive waste storage plan

Nairn residents demand halt to radioactive waste storage plan

Municipal leaders said they were not consulted on plan to ship low-grade radioactive material to a former mine property in the area
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